The Prohormone Theory and the Proprotein Convertases: It Is All About Serendipity

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 768, Issue , 2011, Pages 13-19

  Chrétien, Michel ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

adrenocorticotropic hormone; endorphin; lipotropin; Prohormone theory; proopiomelanocortin; proprotein convertase

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERMEDIN; ENDORPHIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BETA-MSH; ENDORPHINS; HUMANS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PITUITARY GLAND; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL;

EID: 80054769479     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-204-5_2     Document Type: Chapter

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